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Vintage Cast Iron Toys

Cast-iron was a common toy material from the 1870s until World War II. It was ideally suited for mass-production; the iron was cast in molds that could be used thousands and thousands of times. Typically the early cast-iron toys were decorated by dipping the pieces in a basic paint and then adding hand painted details. Cast-iron toys had problems with rust if exposed to the environments and the toys with moving parts we most susceptible. Too help eliminate this problem many manufacturers began adding nickel-plating to many of the toys. The vast majority of cast-iron toys were made in the United States up until the start of World War II, when production of these toys basically ceased. Many, many toy vehicles were crafted from cast-iron. After 1900 remarkably accurate versions of such popular vehicles as the Model T Ford, Yellow Cab, Cord Supercharger, and Mack Truck appeared.

Vintage MADE IN ITALY toy BRASS cannon with wheels 374 GOOD SHAPE DUSTY
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